diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_control_file.c b/storage/maria/ma_control_file.c
index 2fa3e6ed18e..11cb4c5fd24 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_control_file.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_control_file.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ CONTROL_FILE_ERROR ma_control_file_open(my_bool create_if_missing,
     " file is probably in use by another process";
   uint new_cf_create_time_size, new_cf_changeable_size, new_block_size;
   my_off_t file_size;
-  int open_flags= O_BINARY | /*O_DIRECT |*/ O_RDWR;
+  int open_flags= O_BINARY | /*O_DIRECT |*/ O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC;
   int error= CONTROL_FILE_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
   DBUG_ENTER("ma_control_file_open");
 
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_loghandler.c b/storage/maria/ma_loghandler.c
index 2118b3b6ce6..f31662ce003 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_loghandler.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_loghandler.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ static File create_logfile_by_number_no_cache(uint32 file_no)
   /* TODO: add O_DIRECT to open flags (when buffer is aligned) */
   if ((file= mysql_file_create(key_file_translog,
                                translog_filename_by_fileno(file_no, path),
-                               0, O_BINARY | O_RDWR, MYF(MY_WME))) < 0)
+                               0, O_BINARY | O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC, MYF(MY_WME))) < 0)
   {
     DBUG_PRINT("error", ("Error %d during creating file '%s'", errno, path));
     translog_stop_writing();
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static File open_logfile_by_number_no_cache(uint32 file_no)
   /* TODO: use mysql_file_create() */
   if ((file= mysql_file_open(key_file_translog,
                              translog_filename_by_fileno(file_no, path),
-                             log_descriptor.open_flags,
+                             log_descriptor.open_flags | O_CLOEXEC,
                              MYF(MY_WME))) < 0)
   {
     DBUG_PRINT("error", ("Error %d during opening file '%s'", errno, path));
@@ -3263,7 +3263,7 @@ static my_bool translog_get_last_page_addr(TRANSLOG_ADDRESS *addr,
     File fd;
     if ((fd= mysql_file_open(key_file_translog,
                              translog_filename_by_fileno(file_no, path),
-                             O_RDONLY, (no_errors ? MYF(0) : MYF(MY_WME)))) < 0)
+                             O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC, (no_errors ? MYF(0) : MYF(MY_WME)))) < 0)
     {
       my_errno= errno;
       DBUG_PRINT("error", ("Error %d during opening file #%d",
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_open.c b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
index a382c30e025..d20fa06e069 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_open.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_open.c
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ int _ma_open_datafile(MARIA_HA *info, MARIA_SHARE *share)
   DEBUG_SYNC_C("mi_open_datafile");
   info->dfile.file= share->bitmap.file.file=
     mysql_file_open(key_file_dfile, share->data_file_name.str,
-                    share->mode | O_SHARE, MYF(flags));
+                    share->mode | O_SHARE | O_CLOEXEC, MYF(flags));
   return info->dfile.file >= 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ int _ma_open_keyfile(MARIA_SHARE *share)
   mysql_mutex_lock(&share->intern_lock);
   share->kfile.file= mysql_file_open(key_file_kfile,
                                      share->unique_file_name.str,
-                                     share->mode | O_SHARE | O_NOFOLLOW,
+                                     share->mode | O_SHARE | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC,
                              MYF(MY_WME | MY_NOSYMLINKS));
   mysql_mutex_unlock(&share->intern_lock);
   return (share->kfile.file < 0);
diff --git a/storage/myisam/mi_open.c b/storage/myisam/mi_open.c
index 86b70129203..8e739109c0d 100644
--- a/storage/myisam/mi_open.c
+++ b/storage/myisam/mi_open.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ int mi_open_datafile(MI_INFO *info, MYISAM_SHARE *share)
   myf flags= MY_WME | (share->mode & O_NOFOLLOW ? MY_NOSYMLINKS: 0);
   DEBUG_SYNC_C("mi_open_datafile");
   info->dfile= mysql_file_open(mi_key_file_dfile, share->data_file_name,
-                               share->mode | O_SHARE, MYF(flags));
+                               share->mode | O_SHARE | O_CLOEXEC, MYF(flags));
   return info->dfile >= 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ int mi_open_keyfile(MYISAM_SHARE *share)
 {
   if ((share->kfile= mysql_file_open(mi_key_file_kfile,
                                      share->unique_file_name,
-                                     share->mode | O_SHARE | O_NOFOLLOW,
+                                     share->mode | O_SHARE | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC,
                                      MYF(MY_NOSYMLINKS | MY_WME))) < 0)
     return 1;
   return 0;